Livestock and Poultry Industry in Indonesia: Policy, Potential and Problems

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ABSTRACT: This paper focuses on the production and demand iloiential of livcsiock and poultry products as related to development policies to meet the dynamic change of production structure, scale. COMIllality programs and improvement of farmer\u27s welfare especially to alleviate poverty By means of intensive survey on available secondary data and information mialvses and interprelatiori were conducted Indonesirui animal production system is characterized by 3 major 4m-ecological systems e.g. wet, dry and semiarid zones and 2 economic sectors e g. traditional and modem In twins of gross domestic product (GDP) during the first 25 year economic development, the contribution of the animal subsector declined from 2 23 % to 2 11%. but within the agricultural sector it grew from 6.00% to 11.30%. During the same period, meat. egg and milk production grew at the rate of 6.06%. 11.92% and 12.18% per year respectively. Weans of fancier\u27s income animal production contributes up 60% especially in dry and sermonic\u27 zones. However. the rapid production is offset by high growth of demand due to human population increase, improved purchasing ability and high demand elasticity to meniuc change The problems in animal production asps! in the tropical country such as Indonesia, is low productivity and sortie socio-ectinoimc issues such as low investment capability, low technology adoption. Imid size and tenure system. market structure and infrastructure which affect price This complex of problems known as (skill-landteehnology-farainal-mai Lc) complex varies in its intensity betwixt) traditional and modern sector animal industries The above d)nanuc changes production and trade, enhance new prospects for production to meet the strong domestic demand and at the sante time to meet global requirements The government has played and important role and backed up by private. 13 UM N ( government owned enterprise ) and cooperative sectors to develop strategy on partnership between traditional and modern sector, teelinology, infrastructure, oiv Ironmental improvement and farmer\u27s group or institutional establishment The concept of awl hussiness becomes the pillar to promote animal production and Farmer\u27s welfare Key Words: Production Stith:tun:. Commodity Programs, Farmer\u27s Welfare, Low Productivity, Trade and Tariffs, Agribusines

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